Ticket-clip.



W. N. WHITE.

TICKET CLIP.

APPLIOA IIIIIIIIII mm. 1909.

51 925 Patented Mar. 15, 1910.

WILLIAM N. WHITE, OF FORTYFORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

TICKET-CLIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 1, 1909. Serial No. 487,301.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM N. VVHITE, a citizen of the United Statesresiding at Fortyfort, in the county of Luzerne and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Ticket-Clip; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichitappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in ticket securing devices, andembraces the construction of a device particularly adapted for holdingmetallic tickets on coal or other cars.

One of the objects of the invention is the construction of a simpledevice formed of wire, and having resiliently closed jaws adapted toopen when a metallic ticket is forced therebetween.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention embraces certainnovel constructions, combinations and arrangement of parts clearlyillustrated in the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure l is a perspective view showing the device applied to a car. Fig.2 is a perspective view showing the manner of securing a ticket on thedevice. Fig. 8 is detail view of the jaws of the device, and Fig. at isa detail sectional view taken on line 4-4: of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the body of the device which ispreferably formed of wire, and is provided with engaging coils 2 and 3located on the middle thereof, and with ends 4 and 5 which are flattenedat their terminals (5 so as to form resiliently engaging aws.

The coils 2 and 3 of the device tend to hold the jaws 5 and 6 underpressure against each other. The jaws may be slightly deflectedoutwardly so as to form openings for the ticket to be insertedtherebetween. The insertion of a ticket is effected by placing the edgethereof between the jaws 5 and 6, and forcing the ticket therebetween sothat said aws will engage with the opening in said ticket andautomatically lock, by reason of the tension of the coils 2 and 3, theticket on the device. The ticket is removed by reversing the operation.The coils 2 and 3 not only serve to hold the jaws 5 and 6 under tension,but also serve to attach the device by means of staples or othersecuring means to a car.

My improved device is especially adapted to be used in connection withthe checking and ticketing of coal ears or cars of a similar nature, butit is obvious that the device may be employed for holding tickets underdifferent conditions.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters- Patent In a ticket holdingdevice, a body formed of wire having engaging tensioned creating coils,located centrally of the ends thereof, and having portions extending ina common plane oppositely from the coils, said portions being centrallycurved, one upwardly and one downwardly of the coils, and having theirends disposed parallel with the portions of the body extending from thecoils, said ends being formed with flattened engaging jaws, havingterminals deflected outwardly so as to permit a ticket to forcedtherebetween.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

IVILLIAM N. WHITE. lVitnesses BURTON G. Conn'rnioirr, JOHN H. DOUGHTY.

Patented Mar. 15, 1910.

